4:20 PM ET Associated Press LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — Ben DeArmond had a debut to remember on the Web.com Tour because of one hole he will never forget — a score of 17 on the par-4 second hole Thursday in the Lecom Suncoast Classic. “I’ve never made a 17 in my life, not even when
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1:19 PM ET ESPN News Services The first round of the PGA Tour’s Genesis Open has been stopped due to heavy rains at the Rivera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. The tour says that any scores from the round will be reset. 23 players had played at least one hole before the round was
2:13 PM ET ESPN News Services The first round of the PGA Tour’s Genesis Open has been stopped due to heavy rains at the Rivera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. The tour says that any scores from the round will be reset. Twenty-three players had played at least one hole before the round was
10:32 PM ET Matt Kuchar said Wednesday that he doesn’t regret paying caddie David Giral Ortiz $5,000 from the $1.296 million he received for winning the Mayakoba Classic in November. The amount has been criticized by some as being too small; caddie deals on the PGA Tour vary greatly, but there is often an extra
6:29 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Tiger Woods has never been one to relish victories by Phil Mickelson, but as has been the case of late, there is a growing appreciation of the World Golf Hall of Famer’s accomplishments. And so Woods was impressed to see Mickelson win again Monday at the AT&T Pebble
6:29 AM ET The European Tour will offer the most prize money for a single tournament win in the history of golf after making changes to its final events in 2019. The winner of the season-ending DP World Tour Championships in Dubai will earn $3 million (£2.3 million), more than double the $1.33 million reward
8:41 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Barring a last-minute change, Tiger Woods appears headed to next week’s WGC-Mexico Championship in Mexico City. ESPN Deportes’ John Sutcliffe reported the news via Twitter and said “a plan has been put in a place” to welcome Woods to the tournament, one he would play for the first
6:00 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Prior to making his first PGA Tour start of 2019, Sergio Garcia took to social media on Tuesday to again apologize for behavior that got him disqualified on Feb. 2 from the Saudi International, a European Tour event. Garcia, 39, committed “serious misconduct” under Rule 1.2a during the
5:48 PM ET Associated Press What would a Presidents Cup be without Fred Couples involved? Go back to 2007 to find the last time Couples was not part of the matches. Beginning in 2020, the Genesis Open will have a significantly higher purse, offer a three-year PGA Tour exemption to the winner (up from two
4:52 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — The annual PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club that is now run by Tiger Woods‘ foundation will get a big upgrade beginning in 2020, putting it in the same status as tournaments associated with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Sources told ESPN that the Genesis Open will